Spring equinox

Happy first day of spring! The equinox is today at 4:24 p.m. CDT and will mark one of Austin's coldest spring equinoxes on record.

Austin hasn't seen spring equinox temperatures in the 40s since then. Everything's in order for spring to begin, but there's one more preparatory event to mark: the spring equinox. This causes 12 hours of sunlight almost everywhere on Earth.

During spring and fall, the sun is shining equally on both the northern and southern hemispheres. The Earth takes 365.25 days to orbit the sun, which is rounded ...

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The equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere with the day and night being roughly equal in duration.

The Schieweschlawe festival is a Celtic tradition to drive away evil spirit and celebrates equinox. Residents wait to ignite wooden disks during the Schieweschlàwe festival in Offwiller, eastern France, on Feb. Take a look at various ways people are celebrating around the world.

The spring (vernal) equinox arrives at 6:24 p.m. on Monday. The equinox is the time of the year when the position of the sun passes south to north over the ...

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The 2023 vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere occurs on 20 March, but it's not strictly true that this means day and night are the same length.

Likewise, day and night are of almost equal length on 14 April at 5 degrees south of the equator, while at 60 degrees south, it happens on 22 March. But there are a few minutes after the centre of the sun disappears in which the rest of the sun is visible. On the equinox, the centre of the sun is visible for exactly 12 hours in a day. The sun has technically risen even when only some of it is visible, and it hasn’t set until all of it has disappeared. First, the sun is a disc, not a point of light. You might have heard that day and night are of equal length around the world at the equinox (hence the name), but this isn’t strictly true.

Regardless of your religious beliefs (or lack thereof), we've listed fun and festive ways to spiritually celebrate, below. Plant some seeds. Seeds.

[the 2023 spring equinox](https://www.greenmatters.com/p/what-happens-on-the-autumnal-equinox), which means it's finally [the end of winter](https://www.greenmatters.com/p/what-is-a-snow-squall). Ultimately, it relates back to the idea of karma, promising that you get what you give — regardless of the cause itself. You can take the time to And while actual travel isn't necessarily accessible to you on short notice, We Moon recommends getting out of the house, and either going for a walk, exploring a new park, or simply sitting a new tree in your neighborhood. You can also keep a bowl of salt on any altars or nearby surfaces. [neutral to the sun](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/spring-equinox-2023), meaning neither is tilted towards or away from it, and therefore, both receive equal amounts of daylight. Just make sure you choose seeds of plants that are native to the area, to ensure you're doing what's best for your local ecosystems. According to Vogue UK, it's part of our life on Earth to give and receive. Wiccans refer to the spring equinox as Ostara, after the goddess of rebirth, Eostre; often taking the opportunity to plant seeds and meditate. However, it also spiritually represents rebirth, making the act of planting seeds a popular spring equinox tradition. According to Wayward Inspiration, there are a number of Per Teen Vogue, the Northern and Southern Hemisphere are